Sébastien Maillard, 44, was a journalist at La Croix, where he recently covered the campaign of Emmanuel Macron. Previously correspondent of the daily in Brussels and then in Rome, he made numerous reportages across the continent.

He is a specialist in European affairs that he teached at Sciences Po (Paris) and Boston College. He is also involved in various actions for Europe (EuropaNova, Comece, Robert Schuman House), and wrote What We Have made of Europe? (edited by Salvator, 2013). He is also the co-author of Faire l’Europe dans un monde de brutes with our president, Enrico Letta, published in September 2018.